Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-15
4 Great Rush Of Railroad Work, and Doa5lo Activity
n Real Estate and Sa-ing Operations
Falling Of in Business N &Eo dr5a-
ions anu al Increase IN Others.

fr the future axe excellent. None Of the
nail factories are working, which fac.
Le,ps a large number Of men out OF EN-.
rloymcnt. and from the looks OF things al
rr,srnt we have not much TO hope Tor from
that source.
Manufacturers report the demand tol
this product, which once was Wheeling.
stronghold. rs exceedingly slow and every
f,ctorv in the city has quite - lagc number
Of keys stacked mp in their ware house,
,pd factories, while the Eastern and
Western markets are pretty we'll stocked
twas hoped, when prices fell that Their,
vnnIl he a boom in the market but the
SIMPLY 50 tar O~yrrShadows the demand
thIf il Is impossible to force the market,
~ Wheeling will be compelled To SIT IDLY
bv and put in an oar whenever the chance
presents itself.
However, all the other trades in the city
ars in GOOD condition and lots of work Is
r,por;rd and business lively. Especially
i,ih.S 50 i'm the building trade. The con.
tractors and builders report plenty of work
and better business than 10 this season itOl
several wears past, with a brighter out,
look for the future, and the carpenters,
nT,,tererS and maSOuSa are all well employed
The pottery, glass houses, toUudrIeS and
machine shops also report business good.
The muck iron departments o! all the
milsare runuingsteadily a!Ongand turning
ont llrge quantities of bar muck iron, the
- .rlT.L A. -hTrn.A - pets
burr and other points. Ii Is indeed - lucky
tIinc that the demand for muck sprung
up M time TO help couuteruCt the effect
prniuced by the falling OIL in the mai
trade. This b,luCh Of the iron business
prom.Ses To continue IN 4 prosperous con.
fftion indefinitely and our manufacturer
are taking advantage of it. The steel bust
hess is also still IN the a~Scendrncy anC
LOOKS bright Tor the future. While the
steel plants are nos located in Wheeling
still the city gets the greater part of the
benefit derived from them.
KlieyiS. Kraft * Co, Holiday X Son
BELT fIadlug N Co, HuneS y Wilson
still report business m . tl%ourishIuG con
dlt.Ou.
Trade is in a good condition at tn,
Wheeling pottery. The recent STRIKE
among some ufrhe men is nearly over, mos
of them having returned to work ut In,
rfI prices. NS soon Is all the prrliminaric,
aIr completed work will he commenced OF
the uew pottery and 1t Will he rushed t,
completion rs swiftly as possible.
4, before stated. the Top, Belmont
Riverside. IlI,rIIr and IeuwOud lactOuc
are alG closed down. and there is II,
r,s't.u.y us tD when they will RESUME
work
Sweeney * Sons foundry AMI ma,hiu,
.Har,. .y, nrrftv well filed with work
mr.n .r which is of "a very heavy kind
TIN. lrm is working IN a biz contract for
engine. and machinery To Le used i'm tn,
manufacture ogpIa,r glass. ioy an establish
mant to be- putin operation near pitt,bUrg
Tin. buII of Clnt John P0rtsr's new two.
h1t which Inns been bujIt at Vest Browns,
smile. will h. launched and brough
down III, rall, mari of this week, whrr
Sweeney * Sons Who have ,uc contract fo
lurrfn, Err. will nut on the machinery
th. r,ru.r mar. of which Is now ready.
Hobbs ErnrEuDirr * Cos. glaS work.
area M nearly mil and trade Is rcport,,
r.r with PROMISING outlook.
Nj. r. " pninn4y has connected hiLr
.-rlir nr,irr., with Mr.. Ellph Sperr, an,
rn- .frm will conduct the only tool IN.
a,r. works ia the ritv. which is locate
lust back of the LaEelle mill. ThiS Is
Enlistment although run ON rather
reputation tor the excellence OF its outpu
anil Isls understood that ITS capacity WI